Keep Columbus Day A State Holiday!

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The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight has extended the deadline for public comment on the House and Senate bills that would eliminate Columbus Day as a state holiday and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day until July 15th.

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THERE IS STILL TIME TO EMAIL YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR

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You can find your state legislators by visiting this website:  

https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator

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For more information on how to help click below 

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The JCCIA welcomes everyone to join in the 2022 Columbus Day Parade held Monday, October 10 on State Street.

 

The Columbus Day celebration is a rich tradition in the Chicago Italian American Community.

 

The day starts with 9 A.M. mass at The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1244 Lexington Avenue, Chicago.

 

Immediately following mass is a wreath-laying ceremony in Arrigo Park.

 

Then the parade kicks off at 12:30 P.M. at the corner of State Street and Wacker Drive.

 

ABC7's broadcasts the parade.

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